Market Analysis: All indices, with the exception of the US Price Index, finished the month below their April average. While the US Price Index hit a six-month high of $322 in May, the Mids Index dropped $15 to reach its lowest average price in six years (May 2010). The top five submitted strains remained the same for the third consecutive month.
CURRENT US PRICE INDEX: $322 (last month: $305, Year-to-Date: $304)
CURRENT KIND INDEX ($350+ PER OZ): $368 ($372, $372)
CURRENT MIDS INDEX ($150-$349 PER OZ): $248 ($263, $259)
CURRENT SCHWAG INDEX ($1-$149 PER OZ): $120 ($127, $116)
The top five submitted strains (with average price) were: Kush ($313), Blue Dream ($315), Diesel ($379), Girl Scout Cookies ($307) and Haze ($362).
HIGH TIMES wants to know what you’re smoking. Submit your strain information including location and price by the ounce to thmq@hightimes.com – or tweet us (#THMQ).
QUOTES:
(Lowryder) “This is my new favorite strain.” –Columbus, OH
(Kush) “$350 an ounce for the shittiest weed in the country.” –Jackson, MS
(Querkle) “The new digital ballasts are saving on electricity!” –El Dorado, AR